Scripture: 1st Peter 5:6-8 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. Discipline yourselves, keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour. Thought for the Day: How do you do with anxiety? Is it something that causes an
Scripture: Ephesians 1:7-10 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things
Scripture: Psalm 34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. Thought for the Day: I recently did an internet search on praying for peace. I was fascinated by the high percentage of Protestant sites that focused on praying for personal peace and happiness. Now this was far from scientific research, but most of the websites that were clearly Christian (non-Catholic) sounded more like the
Scripture: Job 15:8-9 Have you listened in the council of God? And do you limit wisdom to yourself? What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not clear to us? Thought for the Day: I referenced Bob Hope in my sermon yesterday. Another one of his great quotes is: “You can always tell when a man’s well-informed. His views are pretty much like
Scripture: Matthew 13:10-11 Then the disciples came and asked him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.” Thought for the Day: Why does a flamingo lift up one leg? Because if it lifted up both legs it would fall! I remember my
Scripture: Psalm 31:7-10 I will rejoice and be glad for thy steadfast love, because thou hast seen my affliction, thou hast taken heed of my adversities, and hast not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a broad place. Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief, my soul and my body
Scripture: 1st Chronicles 16:23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Tell of his salvation from day to day. Thought for the Day: Often our prayers are looking for quick and dramatic results, yet if we are not paying attention, we may miss the amazing change that it is taking place within us. It was St. Augustine who said, “He who sings prays twice.” Music is one of
Scripture: Colossians 1:2 To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. Thought for the Day: The word saint and the word faithful go hand in hand. Wherever you find saints you will find faithfulness, and wherever you find faithfulness, you will find saints. In the shadow of All Saints’ Sunday, take the time to look
Scripture: Ephesians 4:29 Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. Thought for the Day: It wasn’t long ago when I heard a mother consoling a young boy by asking what she thought was a rhetorical question. “Did those words really hurt?” I understood
Scripture: Jeremiah 50:4-6 In those days and in that time, says the Lord, the people of Israel shall come, they and the people of Judah together; they shall come weeping as they seek the Lord their God. They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, and they shall come and join themselves to the Lord by an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.